Fare evasion: A Brooklyn subway station becomes a hotbed for bold people cheating the system
A Brooklyn subway station is a hotspot for fare evasion as the MTA continues its fight to stop the money-losing scourge throughout the city.
Commuters tipped off amNewYork to rampant fare evasion at the Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station in Williamsburg, home to the G and L trains. During our visit to the station on a quiet afternoon on July 21, a reporter witnessed no fewer than four people hopping the turnstiles within 30 minutes.
Two fare evaders even jumped over the turnstile at the station’s Union Street and Metropolitan Avenue entrance, where there was a station agent on duty not far away.
A Brooklyn subway station is a hotspot for fare evasion as the MTA continues its fight to stop the money-losing scourge throughout the city.
Commuters tipped off amNewYork to rampant fare evasion at the Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station in Williamsburg, home to the G and L trains. During our visit to the station on a quiet afternoon on July 21, a reporter witnessed no fewer than four people hopping the turnstiles within 30 minutes.
Two fare evaders even jumped over the turnstile at the station’s Union Street and Metropolitan Avenue entrance, where there was a station agent on duty not far away.
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